happiness & a friendship

this past saturday night as you know i got to scrap a couple of layouts...

this guy makes me happy...

and this friendship has lasted for over 25 years, and counting...
this is my sis, jo, and our friend, yvette (her bff)...
i love them big time!

cocoa daisy kits of course for both.
added my doodling touches here & there.
i just feel they're not complete without it.

i'll be sharing one card this week for an anniversary.
and another card for a birthday next month.
have to resist the temptation to share now since they have not received it just yet.
i can't wait to share...

see ya!

bokeh, red velvet, & a lil boo

i love the bokeh technique.
i guess i had been doing it for quite sometime but didn't realize it.
didn't realize it was called "bokeh" to be quite honest.
hey at least i'm telling the truth and not acting like i know everything.

here's some i'd like to share:

xmas day bokeh...

sissie bokeh (that's my sis Jo!)...

apple bokeh...

fruit bokeh (at my good friend's, Anh's place)...

eggroll & pork noodle bowl bokeh...

anh made this for me while i came to visit.
i hadn't had REAL vietnamese food in soooooo long!
and it...was...yumm-o!
gained a pound or 2 with almost 2 bowls of it.
it was worth it.

and i have to share this...
this was one of the best red velvet cakes i've ever had.
a very small slice of it.
and can you believe it was made for kfc (by cafe valley)????
well it was and it was divinely yumm-o!

i did not feel guilty either!

and my lil boo, maiya, is coming home tomorrow morning...

i can hardly wait!

yey-yah!

i haven't had a chance to scrap anything lately with the busy holidays.
i brought a scrapbook kit along with me here in lacey.
but i just haven't had a chance to use it.
i don't have any glue, so gotta buy some sometime soon.
i'm getting scrappy withdrawals.
hoping to share something someday before we go back to cali.
we'll see.

tgif!
have a fun one!

a lil circle of friends

...really good friends...
these galz are my besties for life and i love them so much..
jo (my sis), risa, and claire.

i was able to spend yesterday with them.
it was really nice to catch up and laugh.

thank you so much for your friendship, support, and love.

with claire (clarita!)...

with jo & risa...

with risa...

xoxo,
j

where you at?

i got to do some freestylin' scrappin'.
no deadlines.
my own thang.
it's been awhile since i've done 1.

i recently came across this photo from a reunion we had back on 8.21.1992 we had in cali.
i had put almost all the reunion photos in an album.
me and my friends were going thru the album...
and this one wasn't exactly in place and fell out.
i said to myself oh! this one i gotta scrap!

so here it is:

and for the close-ups...

in this one, i used some leftover scraps and did a criss-cross pattern and adhered it as an accent.
pretty cool huh?

used punches, border punches, glitter glue, popped up the stars and added buttons and glitter on them, used some leftover die-cut silhouette circles, used the negatives as embellies from the border punches, spray inks, and more scraps.
and voila it all came together!
this was so much fun to do!

here's the rest of the deetz:

materials:  sassafras, jillibean soup, my mind's eye, maya road, basic grey, jesse james & co, ek success, fiskars, uniball signo, ranger, aleene's, therm o web, cricut, american crafts

freestylin' has always been my best work.
at least that's my opinion.
you want more you say?
don't worry there will be more of my freestylin' skillz to come!
lol....

my lil one is finally taking a nap on my lil boo'z chest.
but lil boo is getting hungry for breakfast...
so gotta go!

c-ya!

my homegirlz....

{this is a PRE-POST since we'll be going on a road trip on may 1st}

it's time again for another cool challenge on ScrapTiffany:  friendships.

i've got quite a few FB friends...
but of course i've got a few friends who i can count on no matter what...
no matter how far they are...

this is dedicated to them who i love so much:

details, details, details:

materials used:  october afternoon, my mind's eye, amm, american crafts, aleene's, fiskars

used my border punch and cut some strips, overlapped them, added some embellies.
voila!
a nice layout for my homegirlz!

hope you enjoyed my lil creation.
what does friendship mean to you?
who matters most to you?
please share and don't forget to check out the other ScrapTiffany DT  member's creations!

lataz!!!!!

i'm missing...

Washington State...
WA weather...even the rain...
the change of weather too...

my friends...

but most especially...
my family...

can hardly wait for november to come around...
thanksgiving break will be with family...
yey-yah!
our baby will be over 4 months old by then...

i just really miss being there...
i miss our house...
living close to my sis and da fam...
living close to my parents and bro...
walking around the neighborhood...
being just 5-10 minutes away from target and wal-mart...
i have to travel over 30 minutes to get to one over here...sux...
lacey...
olympia downtown...
seattle...

feeling really home and family sick-o...
feeling real kweezy too...yuck-o
hope this morning sickness subsides after the 1st trimester...
because it sux being kweezy everyday...

one of these dayz we'll be back...
crossing my fingers...

but for now i'll try my best to enjoy my time here...
can hardly wait when my hubby comes back home...
i am really missing him too...
this deployment is different than the 1st one i went thru...
that's b/c i had family and friends nearby...
being in a different state and starting from scratch is hard...
but i'll get thru it with time...

i miss WA, my family and friends there...
i miss my hubby...
i miss the 4 of us together....

in due time, it will happen...
just had to put it down in writing since i have been meaning to...

things will get better...
with time.

first time

warning:  lots and lots and lots of pictures on this post!

but before i do that...here's a father's day card for my bro-in-law and just a sneaky peeky one for my hubby:

sneaky peekies only of this one, i'll post in full after the 20th, love how this one turned out as well:

i have been working on my everyday album the past few days.   all photos have been glued in.  added the patterned papers and journaling strips for 5.16.10 thru 5.22.10.  working on the last day 5.23.10, need to add the papers, strips.  then embellie them all out.  i'll take photos once the whole album is complete and post them soon.

i'll be working on a card tomorrow for someone who has helped out my dh a great deal.  she is not only a wonderful assistant, but also a beautiful person.  gotta also work on another father's day card.

my daughter, maiya, is learning how to ride a bike for the first time.  soon she'll be able to ride with the whole family!  yey-yah!  she has learned to balance and is starting to get the hang of "starting out,", braking and turning.  once she gets that, it's all good!  my one and only loving dh is teaching her how.  i love you babez, thanks so much for doing this and all that you have and will be doing for her!  here she is...

we're soooooo proud of her!

this past weekend has been a busy but fun one.

saturday, it was our going-away party at my sis's.  lots of yumm-o food and great friends and family!

i made this....honey gorgonzola bruschettas....it was gone before the end of the nite!

some other wonderful food made by my mom and sis (this family can cook!):

and these are my friends and family who have always been there for us no matter what...so happy they all came (i'm gonna miss you all for sure!):

and me and jesse, being ourselves as usual:

heeheeheehee....

sunday, ashley's 10th bday party (we celebrated way in advance, her actual bday is in july), the party was at the laser fun zone here in lacey...she had so much fun and she won 1st place in laser tag.  here's a few snappies:

birthday cupcakes:

some other wonderful shots at the party:

a lil' surprise for the beautiful cutie bday girl, "bike-style":

thanks to all who came, we love you all!:

our own lil clan (w/c needs expansion, right babez?!?  lol!):

and for my homies, yo!:

and we ended sunday at olive garden in tacoma to meet up with an old high school friend, yoly with her daughter, jacqueline.  it's like we hadn't been apart, but it has been almost 20 years since we last saw her...wow!:

we will definitely be in touch with this gal!  love ya yoly!

it's gonna be busy for the new few days before we leave washington...it still hasn't really hit me yet.